The discovery of another body was announced by the Emergency Management Agency of Qinghai Province.
The death toll from the earthquake in China has risen to at least 149 people, with two more missing. Xinhua reported this on December 25, citing local authorities.
The discovery of another death was announced by the emergency management department of Qinghai province, where the number of victims rose to 32 people.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of about 10 km and almost bordered the mountainous regions of the northwestern provinces of Gansu and Qinghai, home to the Hui, an ethnic minority with a Muslim identity.
The earthquake caused the greatest damage in Gansu; more than 200 thousand houses there were completely destroyed, and another 15 thousand are on the verge of destruction.
As of Friday night, 117 people had died in the province and more than 780 were hospitalized with injuries.
We remind you that on the night of December 18, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred in northwest China.
At least 148 deaths were previously reported.
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